White House to host global security summit Feb 18: US official

US attorney general says will bring allies together to discuss ways to counter extremism

PARIS: United States President Barack Obama will invite allies to a February 18 security summit in Washington, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Sunday after meeting his European counterparts in Paris.

"We will bring together all of our allies to discuss ways in which we can counteract this violent extremism that exists around the world," Holder told reporters.

The Paris meeting of justice and interior chiefs came as France mourned 17 victims of gunmen this week in the worst assault on its homeland security in decades.